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Bungay, Suffolk [76]

Bungay, Suffolk, England [5]

Bungay Suffolk [1]

Saint Lawrence Bungay, Suffolk [1]

Wangford,Bungay,Suffolk. [1]

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Royal Navy [1]

Yorkshire Regiment [1]

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Royal Navy [42]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

British Army [18]

Other Empire Force [1]

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A [10]

T [9]

W [9]

C [8]

H [7]

M [5]

S [5]

P [4]

F [3]

J [3]

D [2]

G [2]

L [2]

R [2]

K [1]

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Military Service [71]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [1]

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United Kingdom [6]

India [1]

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People [85] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bungay, Suffolk [76] Bungay, Suffolk, England [5] Bungay Suffolk [1] Bungay Suffolk [1] Saint Lawrence Bungay, Suffolk [1] Wangford,Bungay,Suffolk. [1]

Rank

Private [8] Deck Hand [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Saddler Corporal/Driver [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Gunner [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant [1] Petty Officer [1] Pioneer [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Trimmer [1]

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Royal Naval Reserve [3] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Norfolk Regiment [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Army Pay Department [1] Army Service Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment Training Reserve [1] Duke Of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] HMS Falmouth [1] Non-Combatant Corps [1] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Jersey Militia [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Defence [1] Royal Naval Reserve, H.M. Trawler 'Jessie Nutten' [1] Royal Navy [1] Yorkshire Regiment [1]

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Royal Navy [42] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] British Army [18] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [13] A [10] T [9] W [9] C [8] H [7] M [5] S [5] P [4] F [3] J [3] D [2] G [2] L [2] R [2] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [71] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6] India [1]

Henry Arthur Jolly

Born 1861

Died 1926

British Army 221291 Pioneer Royal Engineers 310th Road Construction Company

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George Tipple

Born 1898

Died 1970

British Army M/302968 Army Service Corps

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Walter Tipple

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 9447 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Ernest G Clare

Born 1896

Died 1977

British Army 15075 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army TR/9/4177 Private Bedfordshire Regiment Training Reserve

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Edgar George Baldry

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Army Pay Department

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Frank Cornaby

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402490

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George Ambrose Brighton

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263607

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Reginald James Alexander

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192192

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James Peter Gooch

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46430

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Frederick William Leamon

Born 1877

Died 1920

Other Empire Force 772 Private Royal Jersey Militia Garrison Battalion

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Joshua John Beckett

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278505

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William Calver

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198255

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William Bedwell

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219036

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Nelson Charles Tye

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114442

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William Howes

Born 1898

Died 1917

Royal Navy R/739 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division Hood Battalion

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James Jolly

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army 5266 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 5266 Lance Corporal Norfolk Regiment

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Steven Plummer

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 16723 Private Duke Of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 8th Battalion

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Herbert Edward Alexander

Born 1885

Died 1978

British Army 124855 Acting Saddler Corporal/Driver Royal Field Artillery 254 Battery

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William James Alexander

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408384

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Ernest James Borrott

Born 1879

Royal Navy 178833 Petty Officer Royal Navy

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